SUBSTITUTION CLASS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The class of all items that can be substituted into the same position (or slot) in a grammatical sentence (are in paradigmatic relation with one another)

Synonyms:

paradigm; substitution class

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("substitution class" is a kind of...):

category; class; family (a collection of things sharing a common attribute)

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